FEAR

In enjoyment, there is fear of disease; in social position, there is fear of falling off; in wealth, there is the fear of (hostile) kings; in honor, there is the fear of humiliation; in power, there is the fear of foes; in beauty, there is the fear of old age; in scriptural erudition, there is the fear of opponents; in virtue, there is the fear of traducers; in body, there is the fear of death; everything in this world pertaining to men is attended with fear; renunciation alone leads to fearlessness.

So many human problems have their roots in fear. Each chakra has a fear response that we must overcome. All fear is based upon attachment.

We fear not having enough so we become greedy and stockpile provisions thus preventing others having their fare share.
We fear being ridiculed so we hide our feelings.
We fear being rejected and hurt so we avoid real relationships.
We fear losing what we have so we cling tightly and drive people away.
We fear being alone so we put up with unsatisfactory relationships.
We fear our own intelligence because people in our past showed us how to be stupid, because they too feared themselves.
We fear our own misery so we become jealous of those who are happy.
We fear our own happiness so we become a tyrant martyr and prevent ourselves and others from being happy.
We fear our positive qualities because the herd tells us to hide them.
We fear life because we have been conditioned to feel inadequate.
We fear death because we don't understand our Transcendent identity (as Existence).

All in all, fear is at the root of so many of our problems. When we acknowledge this, then we can begin to dissolve and disperse our fears. We can learn how to rid ourselves of irrational fear.

Unresolved fear leads to denial, ignorance, and hatred - Disease.
Resolved fear leads us to integration, understanding, compassion, wisdom and love - Ease.

We can begin to understand our fears by understanding how we relate to our Chakra System. Do we have a lot of fear concerning one or more of the chakras? If so, we need to work with our chakras and change our attitudes and thus abandon our fearful relationship with them.

FEAR

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